living thing; living creature; animal; life
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
scene; sight; scenario; setting
audience; attendance; hearers
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
the lower classes; the common people
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
point in question (at issue)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
interior; inside; internal
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
official announcement; proclamation
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
(period of) a year; during an era
environment; circumstance